Nice to see Kyle Rudolph making the pro bowl in his first full year as a starter. Pro bowl doesnt mean as much as it used to, but considering how many TEs there are in the NFL these days, it has to mean something.

Walsh also told punter Chris Kluwe he’d paid for him to go, but Kluwe and his wife are going on their own dime.

Chris Kluwe: “Just taking in the sun, laughing at Blair while he has to practice, and hanging out with Cullen by the pool. He offered to take me as well, but I told him don’t worry about it. If I’m going to make it, I’m going to make it on my own. I did appreciate the offer, but I told him it’s OK: ‘You’re still on a rookie salary. You don’t have to cover the both of us.’ So he has a very vested interest in winning the game. While it may not be the greatest game played because guys obviously don’t want to get injured and there’s a lot of restrictions on what you can do already, guys are excited to be out here. It’s a pretty big deal.”